Default configuration files - permissions problem? [resolved]

[Derek Atkins]

Glad it worked.
This is the second time I've heard of this issue.
If you have the time, might I suggest you file a bug report against gconf
at bugzilla.gnome.org?  I suspect there's a bug in some versions of gconf
where an improper shutdown means the server cannot restart properly.

Thanks,

-derek

Quoting Brad Milne <mail_4brad at yahoo.co.uk>:

> Mate! Well done, that's solved it :)
>
> Thanks a lot and thanks for your lightning responses!
> Brad
>
>
> On 3/21/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hmm..  This is getting into gconf black magic.  You might try:
>>
>>   gconftool-2 --shutdown
>>
>> rm -rf /var/tmp/gconfd-brad
>>
>>   gnucash
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> Quoting Brad Milne <mail_4brad at yahoo.co.uk>:
>>
>> > I did a trace and found
>> >
>> > /var/tmp/gconfd-brad/lock/ior"
>> > 27615 gnucash-bin RET   open -1 errno 2 No such file or directory
>> >
>> > I've tried before to make the gconfd-brad folder more accessible and now
>> > it's perms are wide open (drwxrwxrwx), but still nothing seems to get
>> > written in it. Should I create something in there myself?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 3/21/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well, I would have made the permissions more 664, not 666.  *shrugs*
>> >> Um, run gnucash under strace and see what's failing?
>> >>
>> >> -derek
>> >>
>> >> Quoting Brad Milne <mail_4brad at yahoo.co.uk>:
>> >>
>> >> > Thanks for the fast reply Derek
>> >> >
>> >> > I changed the perms on /etc/gnucash/config now...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > $ cat etc/gnucash/config
>> >> > ;;; -*-scheme-*-
>> >> >
>> >> > ;; Sample system-wide config file.  At the moment, it's empty.
>> >> >
>> >> > $ ls -l gnucash/
>> >> > total 8
>> >> > -rw-rw-rw-  1 root  admin  82  6 Feb 12:07 config
>> >> >
>> >> > But I still get the same messages. I've already tried fixing the
>> >> permissions
>> >> > and reinstalled gnucash. One slight variation from the norm is that I
>> am
>> >> > running this on a Mac using fink (on which it normally runs really
>> >> well!).
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Brad
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 3/21/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Quoting Brad Milne <mail_4brad at yahoo.co.uk>:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > I messed with my permissions across my whole machine (long story -
>> >> and
>> >> >> long
>> >> >> > night!), but now I think I've got them back pretty much as they
>> >> should
>> >> >> be.
>> >> >> > But, when I try to run gnucash now I get two error boxes, one
>> saying:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > <box>
>> >> >> > Cannot find default values
>> >> >> > The configuration data used to specify default values for GnuCash
>> >> cannot
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> > found in the default system locations....
>> >> >> > </box>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This would be /etc/gnucash/config
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > and the other:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > <box>
>> >> >> > An error occurred while loading or saving configuration
>> information
>> >> for
>> >> >> > gnucash. Some of your configuration settings may not work
>> properly.
>> >> >> > </box>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This MIGHT be gconf-related..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> From what I've been able to find out, it looks like a gconf
>> problem
>> >> >> (?). I
>> >> >> > can set the default values again using the wizard it prompts to
>> use,
>> >> but
>> >> >> > then I get exactly the same messages again next time I start up.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Fix your permissions?  Or better yet, reinstall?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -derek
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> >> >>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
>> >> >>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
>> >> >>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> >>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
>> >>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
>> >>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
>>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
>>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
>>
>>
>



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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available